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Families' forum expresses concern over stalled talks in Doha
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
In response to reports that negotiations in Qatar have stalled, and following an unnamed Israeli official's comment that Israel accepted a Qatari proposal for a 60-day ceasefire and hostage release deal that Hamas rejected, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum released a statement tonight
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IDF, Shin Bet eliminate senior terror operative in Lebanon
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
On Friday, a terrorist operative involved in advancing attacks against Israel in the northern arena was eliminated in a targeted Israeli airstrike. The strike, carried out in the al-Namiriya area of Lebanon, was guided by precise intelligence from the IDF, Shin Bet, Northern Command, and Mil
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CVR recording establishes that pilots didn't turn off fuel switches: Aviat
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
"It is a fact-finding report, and it has put some rumours to rest. CVR recording has clearly established that the pilots did not turn off fuel switches. A technical malfunction seems more likely. We should congratulate the Civil Aviation Minister and the Indian government for deciding to con
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"Cryptic in many ways": Expert Mark D Martin on Air India crash preliminar
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
"It is the initial report, and it is quite cryptic in many ways. It says a lot of points that don't add up. If there were an engine failure, that is only when the RAT deploys. When the RAT deploys, there is only one course to restart the engine," Martin told ANI.
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Deployment of RAT indicates engine failure: Commercial Pilot Rajiv Pratap
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
"This automatically happens in an aircraft when there is a twin-engine failure. So this, as indicated in the report, has happened, and both the initial stages of APU have started, and the RAT has deployed, so it indicates the engine failure has taken... When you start losing the aircraft, th
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"Pilots did everything right": Captain Umang N Jani on AI 171's crash repo
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
"The pilot did everything right. It is part of the training that when engines fail, you attempt to restart them. The report also suggests that the fuel switch is in the run position. This aircraft has an FADEC (Full Authority Digital Engine Control) system in place. When you start the engine
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Raises more questions than answers: Aviation expert on Air India crash pre
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
"The AAIB report raises more questions than it answers. There are a lot of gaps, which might be filled once the investigation goes further. However, I've had a few issues. How was the US media alerted three days ago? Everyone carried it out, and something does seem correct here. The AAIB sho
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"AI 171 crash report leaves many doubts": Air Marshal (Retd) Sanjeev Kapoo
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Reacting to the preliminary findings of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), retired Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor has questioned the unexplained engine and electrical failures highlighted in the report, saying it "leaves many doubts" and demands a deeper technical probe into the
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"No stone should be left unturned,": Aviation safety firm's CEO on AI 171'
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Martin said that one should wait for the full report to come out, but questioned certain aspects of the preliminary report which suggested pilot error, saying that it is "highly unlikely that any pilot, especially during take-off would want to meddle or fiddle around with switches behind the
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"Action will be taken against those found responsible": Union Minister Pra
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Reacting to the preliminary findings of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), Union Minister Prataprao Jadhav on Saturday expressed serious concern over the Air India AI171 plane accident at Ahmedabad airport, calling it a worrying incident for the entire country. He said the
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"Commendable job": Union Minister Ram Mohan Naidu hails AAIB for prelimina
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Saturday hailed the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) for conducting a "transparent and professional" investigation into the Air India flight AI171 crash.
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"We should not arrive at any conclusion": MoS Civil Aviation on AAIB's pre
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol on Saturday urged not to draw conclusions based on the preliminary report released by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on the Air India flight AI171 crash.
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